How
Did Donors Distribute $1,000 Contributions?Type
of Candidate - Percentages Only

2000

1998

1996

SENATE

Incumbent

(31%)

(56%)

(29%)

Democrat

(11%)

(24%)

(12%)

Republican

(20%)

(32%)

(17%)

Non-Incumbent

(69%)

(44%)

(71%)

Democrat

(29%)

(22%)

(32%)

Republican

(40%)

(23%)

(39%)

Challenger

(19%)

(33%)

(25%)

Democrat

(12%)

(16%)

(10%)

Republican

(7%)

(17%)

(15%)

Open

(50%)

(11%)

(46%)

Democrat

(17%)

(6%)

(22%)

Republican

(33%)

(5%)

(24%)

Total
Senate

(100%)

(100%)

(100%)

Democrat

(41%)

(46%)

(44%)

Republican

(59%)

(54%)

(56%)

2000

1998

1996

HOUSE

Incumbent*

(61%)

(61%)

(57%)

Democrat

(29%)

(27%)

(21%)

Republican

(31%)

(35%)

(36%)

Non-Incumbent

(39%)

(39%)

(43%)

Democrat

(19%)

(19%)

(21%)

Republican

(20%)

(20%)

(21%)

Challenger

(22%)

(19%)

(21%)

Democrat

(13%)

(8%)

(11%)

Republican

(9%)

(11%)

(10%)

Open

(18%)

(20%)

(22%)

Democrat

(6%)

(11%)

(10%)

Republican

(11%)

(9%)

(11%)

Total House

(100%)

(100%)

(100%)

Democrat

(49%)

(46%)

(43%)

Republican

(51%)

(54%)

(57%)

Source:
Campaign Finance Institute

*
These amounts are
for Democratic and Republican candidates only. They do not contain activity for
two incumbent members of the House - Rep. Bernard Sanders, Independent-VT in all
three election cycles and Rep. Virgil Goode - Independent-VA 5th in 1999-2000.